Ofsted Inspector
Stewart Gale
Active in published reports from Nov 2013 to Jun 2026.
Inspections
221
As lead
169
76% of visits
Last 12 months
3
Remits
2
Schools & FE 187 · Other 34
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Schools & FE20 graded by Stewart
Stewart
National
| Outstanding | 10% | 10% | 0 |
| Good | 40% | 66% | -26 |
| Requires improvement | 35% | 19% | +16 |
| Inadequate | 15% | 5% | +10 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 133 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Stewart Gale's reports read more critical than others with the same grade (warmer than 12% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −10
- Length
- Typical
- Next steps
- 4.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 10%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Leadership & governance 93%Teaching & assessment 91%Curriculum 82%Reading & phonics 80%Progress & outcomes 66%Maths 65%Behaviour 53%SEND & inclusion 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Achievement3
Attendance and behaviour3
Behaviour and attitudes42
Curriculum and teaching3
Early years76
Inclusion3
Leadership and governance3
Leadership and management103
Outcomes58
Personal development42
Personal development and wellbeing3
Personal development, behaviour and welfare59
Quality of education42
Sixth form1
Teaching, learning and assessment59
All inspections (221)
- lowestNeeds attention
- Talbot Primary School19 May 2026 ·Academy converter· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· very positive tone· Dale Burr, Deborah Tregellas, Jo Hicks +3lowestExpected
- Oakhurst Community First School14 Apr 2026 ·Academy converter· Dorset· very positive tone· Thomas Brewer, Richard Vaughan, Stewart GalelowestExpected
- The Lion Works School10 Jul 2025 ·Other independent special school· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Rachel Hesketh, Stewart GaleGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Hayes School27 Nov 2024 ·Academy converter· Torbay· very positive tone· Paul Walker, Sarah Tustain, Stewart GaleOutstanding
- Prince Rock Primary School12 Jun 2024 ·Academy converter· Plymouth· very positive tone· Victoria Griffin, Sally Hannaford, Stewart GaleOutstanding
- Compton Dundon School23 May 2024 ·Other independent special school· Somerset· positive tone· Rachel Hesketh, Stewart GaleGood
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- Poole SCITT19 May 2022 ·Initial Teacher Education· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· very positive tone· Stewart Gale, Wendy HanrahanReport
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- University of the West of England10 Mar 2022 ·Initial Teacher Education· South Gloucestershire· positive tone· Phil Minns, Iain Freeland, Jen Gibbs +7Report
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- Good
- Christ Church CofE First School10 Feb 2022 ·Voluntary controlled school· Somerset· very critical tone· Stewart Gale, Caroline Dulon, Marcia NortheastInadequate
- Good
- Wembdon St George's Church School13 Jan 2022 ·Academy sponsor led· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Paula Marsh, Teresa HillGood
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inadequate
- The Levels School5 Nov 2021 ·Other independent special school· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Paula MarshRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Wicklea Academy16 Sept 2021 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· mixed tone· Stewart Gale, Iain Freeland, Lydia PrideRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Belong School Devon15 Jul 2021 ·Other independent special school· Devon· mixed tone· Iain Freeland, Jen Edwards, Stewart GaleRequires improvement
- Minehead First School1 Jul 2021 ·Academy converter· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Katherine Powell, Marie ThomasRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Ted Wragg Teacher Training Partnership13 May 2021 ·Initial Teacher Education· Devon· mostly positive tone· Iain Freeland, Paul Williams, Stewart GaleReport
- Letter
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Bodriggy Academy16 Jan 2020 ·Academy converter· Cornwall· mixed tone· Stewart Gale, Clair Harrington-Wilcox, Heather BarracloughRequires improvement
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Infocus School12 Dec 2019 ·Non-maintained special school· Devon· critical tone· Tonwen Empson, Stewart Gale, Tracy French +1Inadequate
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School5 Dec 2019 ·Academy converter· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· positive tone· Stewart Gale, Adam Matthews, Matt MiddlemoreGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Requires improvement
- Inspection
- Wellsprings Primary School11 Jul 2019 ·Community school· Somerset· positive tone· Stewart Gale, Alison Cogher, Richard StewardGood
- Requires improvement
- Bream Church of England Primary School19 Jun 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Gloucestershire· critical tone· Stewart Gale, Matthew CottrellInadequate
- Good
- Short inspection
- Monitoring visit
- The Stable School29 May 2019 ·Other independent special school· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mostly positive tone· Stewart GaleInspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Brixham Church of England Primary School27 Mar 2019 ·Voluntary controlled school· Torbay· mixed tone· Stewart Gale, Paul Walker, Wendy HanrahanRequires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Letter
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Letter
- Good
- Outstanding
- Requires improvement
- Letter
- Requires improvement
- Threemilestone Pre-School6 Nov 2018 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care· Cornwall· mostly positive tone· Stewart GaleGood
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Short inspection
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch12 Sept 2018 ·Voluntary aided school· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mostly positive tone· Stewart GaleGood
- Letter
- Short inspection
- Letter
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- 3 Dimensions21 Jun 2018 ·Other independent special school· Somerset· very positive tone· Iain Freeland, Stewart GaleGood
- Good
- Good
- Filton Avenue Primary School23 May 2018 ·Academy converter· Bristol, City of· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Jen Edwards, Wendy D’ArcyRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Short inspection
- Monitoring visit
- Short inspection
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Widden Primary School15 Mar 2018 ·Community school· Gloucestershire· mixed tone· Stewart Gale, Geraldine Tidy, Marion BorlandRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Short inspection
- Short inspection
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Short inspection
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Letter
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Parkfield Primary School1 Nov 2017 ·Community school· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Aisha Waziri, David Shears +2Requires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- St Mary the Virgin CofE VA Primary School11 Oct 2017 ·Voluntary aided school· Dorset· positive tone· Stewart Gale, Claire Mirams, Susan WattsGood
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School15 Jun 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Somerset· mixed tone· Stewart Gale, Jan Isaac, Teresa HillRequires improvement
- Monitoring visit
- Gulval School25 May 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Cornwall· very positive tone· Tracy Hannon, Nathan Kemp, Stewart GaleGood
- Good
- Good
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School11 May 2017 ·Academy sponsor led· Cornwall· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Mark Lees, Phil BanksRequires improvement
- Good
- Shaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School26 Apr 2017 ·Academy converter· Wiltshire· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Heather Barraclough, Jonathan DyerRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Hillbourne Primary School24 Mar 2017 ·Community school· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· critical tone· Julie Carrington, Heather Barraclough, Stewart GaleRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Good
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School9 Mar 2017 ·Voluntary controlled school· Somerset· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Lizzy Meadows, Matthew ShirleyRequires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Requires improvement
- Whitchurch Primary School11 Jan 2017 ·Community school· Bath and North East Somerset· mostly positive tone· Stewart Gale, Martyn GroucuttRequires improvement
- Inadequate
- Requires improvement
- Good
- Good
- Foxhole Learning Academy20 Oct 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Cornwall· mostly positive tone· Stuart Busby, Catherine Leahy, Mike Brady +1Requires improvement
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole12 Oct 2016 ·Academy converter· Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole· mostly positive tone· Jen Southall, Fiona Allen, Heather Barraclough +2Requires improvement
- The Five Islands School29 Sept 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Isles of Scilly· mixed tone· Richard Light, Janice Hawtin, Paul Williams +1Report
- Good
- Oasis Academy Long Cross15 Sept 2016 ·Academy sponsor led· Bristol, City of· very positive tone· Julie Carrington, Martyn Groucutt, Stewart GaleGood
- Good
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery10 Mar 2016 ·Voluntary controlled school· Dorset· mostly positive tone· John Laver, Elizabeth Wilson-Chalon, Michael Brady +1Requires improvement
- Wellesley Park Primary School21 Oct 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Somerset· very positive tone· Lyn McNamara, Simon Green, Stewart GaleGood
- Yarnfield Primary School13 Mar 2015 ·Academy sponsor led· Birmingham· mostly positive tone· David Speakman, Jatinder Sembi, Jenny Edginton +1Requires improvement
- Good
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- Monitoring visit
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